Umbrella



L. A. SYGLER.

UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, I919.

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Be it mown that Llmorv A. Srennn, aeitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Esex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful lm rovements in Umbrellas, of which the fol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in umbrellas, and has for its primary object to provide an umbrella in.

which the cover is of india rubber.

I am aware that it is not new to make the I covering of an umbrella from india rubber,

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the umbrella stud, and 6 designates the ribs or structures thereof, the bows being represented by the reference character 7.

The cover or top 8 is formed of a plurality of sheets 9 of indla rubber which are trianar in form, the apex 10 of said triaar members be slightly ced to provide attachment to a cap ll. Th trian lar members are equal in dimension tothe space between the ribs 6 when the mum fre is opened or stretched, d in the formation of the cover, they are laid with their specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Eebruary til, rare. terial Ito. $76,383. 7

- is claims A cover for umbrellas having a stud and Patented Nova l5, thwl.

meeting edges in overlapped relation and in this position the several sections are vulcanized. together to form the top or cover ing for the umbrella. Each of the sections 9 is provided on its outer edge with a strip of india rubber 12 which serves as a reinforcement for the several sections. The several sections after being secured together and to the cap 11, are placed over the end 14 of the Sllfifi, and the outer corners 15 of the trianar members 9 are secured to the ribs 6 by either cotton or wire 16.

By such a construction it will be seen that the top or cover, owing to the meetin a. edges of the several sections from W'hic formed being overlapped when secured to gether is efiectively reinforced at the points where it engages the ribs of the frame thus materially lengthening the life of the cover, as well as forming a cover which will snugly fit the frame when in its expanded position.

Havin thus described the invention, what ribs, said cover com rising a plurality of substantially triangul v rubber which sections have their side ed vulcanized together to overlie the said ribs in overlapped condition,a reinforcing strip of india rubber vulcanized to the outer edge of the cover to complete the se, d a.

stad receiving cap arranged vertiy of r said cover. I

lln testimony whereof I have lint m signat.

Leona. srennn.

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